:00:14. > :00:18.Can the death of Carole Cross be linked to the camel that water
:00:18. > :00:22.poisoning? An inquest resumes. Good evening, a neuropathologist said
:00:22. > :00:28.the incident and her death could possibly be lent, we will be live
:00:29. > :00:32.with the inquest will be taking place. Or so, a man who died from
:00:32. > :00:36.asbestos related incidents of he and others were exposed on a
:00:36. > :00:44.nuclear plant. When I was in hospital the Chapa
:00:44. > :00:47.the next bed, where he worked I was a Contractor. This happened on a
:00:47. > :00:52.couple of occasions. A near-perfect pasty, the
:00:52. > :00:55.competition to find the best in the world. -- and the perfect pasty.
:00:55. > :01:00.Calls tonight for the people of Camelford who drank water at the
:01:00. > :01:08.time of Britain's worst poisoning instant to have their brains scan.
:01:08. > :01:14.Suggesting has come into an inquest... Our reporter has been in
:01:14. > :01:18.Taunton all day and joins us from the inquest.
:01:18. > :01:23.Back on 7th July, 1988 when a catastrophic amount of aluminium
:01:23. > :01:26.sulphate was dumped into the wrong water tank in Camelford. The
:01:26. > :01:31.burning question ever since then has been did all that aluminium
:01:31. > :01:37.have any effect on people's health? Was it linked or did it cause
:01:37. > :01:41.Carole Cross's death? To under four years ago, 20 tonnes
:01:41. > :01:46.of aluminium sulphate was accidentally added to the water
:01:46. > :01:49.supply in Camelford. 20,000 people were affected. 59-year-old Carole
:01:49. > :01:54.Cross lived in Camelford at the time and died 16 years later. She
:01:54. > :02:01.had a rare form of Alzheimer's and have levels of aluminium in her
:02:01. > :02:03.brain that experts say were beyond belief. Today, neuropathologist
:02:03. > :02:13.professor James Nichol said the population of Camelford should be
:02:13. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:17.tested. There is now in the just -- last few years, brain scans have
:02:17. > :02:21.been able to identify levels in living people and it is quite
:02:21. > :02:26.expensive and only at the moment used as a research tool but it
:02:26. > :02:31.could certainly be technically possible to survey a proportion of
:02:31. > :02:35.the population. The world's leading and the money and expect Professor
:02:35. > :02:38.Chris Exley said if you drank the poisoned water back in 1988, there
:02:38. > :02:47.is still something you can do -- the world's leading aluminium
:02:47. > :02:54.expert. They can drink silicon rich mineral-water as an you need to
:02:54. > :02:58.drink one litre a day. It is highly likely you will excrete aluminium
:02:58. > :03:02.from your body which means if you do that for many months, your
:03:02. > :03:05.aluminium content of your body will be reduced. For about three weeks,
:03:05. > :03:09.the South West Water Authority told people that the water was safe to
:03:09. > :03:14.drink. The inquest heard that the authority only ever took three
:03:14. > :03:21.samples of water. There's been much criticism about the lack of
:03:21. > :03:24.evidence and data in this case. No health study was ever carried out.
:03:24. > :03:34.Most of the evidence in this inquest has already been heard. It
:03:34. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:42.was adjourned 15 months ago for the south-west water authority to
:03:42. > :03:46.gather evidence. It should have speakers next Wednesday and week
:03:46. > :03:50.will then have the long awaited government report with all its
:03:50. > :03:52.recommendations for. Workers involved in the
:03:52. > :03:59.construction of the Hinkley A Nuclear Power Station in Somerset
:04:00. > :04:04.have lodged a compensation case after some workers contracted a
:04:04. > :04:12.deadly disease. One of the men said he was shocked to discover how many
:04:12. > :04:16.of his former colleagues have been affected. Our reporter has this to
:04:16. > :04:22.Tory. When he was building Hinkley A, Ian
:04:23. > :04:28.Maxwell had no idea that the asbestos he was working with was
:04:28. > :04:34.potentially deadly. He was diagnosed with a terminal condition
:04:35. > :04:40.caused by their asbestos in May. You have to knock the insulation
:04:40. > :04:44.out to get to the equipment. diseases caused by breathing in
:04:44. > :04:50.tiny fibres of asbestos. They can become lodged in the lining of the
:04:50. > :04:54.lung and can take up to 60 years for symptoms to develop. Records he
:04:54. > :04:58.obtained from the West Somerset coroner showed that 92 people had
:04:58. > :05:04.died of the disease in the past decade and he was shocked to
:05:04. > :05:09.recognise several former colleagues. I think it is 9 or 10 who I have
:05:09. > :05:14.found who are former contemporaries of mine who worked at Hinkley Point.
:05:14. > :05:21.I am also aware of a number of contractors. When I was in hospital,
:05:21. > :05:24.in the next bed to make wherever you worked, I was a contractor at
:05:24. > :05:30.Hinkley Point and this happened on several occasions. But the dangers
:05:30. > :05:36.of asbestos were known about for decades before he worked at Hinkley.
:05:36. > :05:40.Records obtained show regulations as far back as 1931, highlighting
:05:40. > :05:50.the need to wear protective masks. Yet this was denied to workers at
:05:50. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :05:56.Hinkley. Today a meeting of farmers affected was given. I think that
:05:56. > :06:02.more senior people probably did even if they'd did not know they
:06:02. > :06:05.should have done. In Mr Maxwell's case, liability has already been
:06:05. > :06:11.accepted but a formal settlement may not arrive until after his
:06:11. > :06:20.death but he hoped the publicity around today's event will help
:06:20. > :06:22.others in their fight for Many doctors in Devon and Cornwall
:06:22. > :06:29.believe the proposed break-up of the Peninsula Medical School will
:06:29. > :06:32.be a disaster. GPs say there has been no consultation to create
:06:32. > :06:36.separate medical schools at Exeter and Plymouth universities. They and
:06:36. > :06:41.Plymouth Hospitals Trust say this but will damage the quality of
:06:41. > :06:46.teaching and research. Our correspondent joins us now. Can you
:06:47. > :06:56.remind us of the background. Plymouth Peninsula Medical School
:06:57. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:01.was set up as a partnership with students being given... Now it is
:07:01. > :07:05.the Plymouth Hospitals Trust of medicine and dentistry but it has a
:07:05. > :07:09.strong reputation for teaching and research. But in January it was
:07:09. > :07:13.suddenly announced the college would be split. A medical school
:07:13. > :07:17.for Exeter University and a dental and medical school for Plymouth
:07:17. > :07:20.University. Now the body that represents GPs across Devon is
:07:20. > :07:25.saying there was no consultation about this and it will surely be
:07:25. > :07:34.damaging for students, patients, research and the economy. What we
:07:34. > :07:37.really want is to have a successful peninsula... Medical school at
:07:37. > :07:42.least for the teaching even if the research interests have to be
:07:42. > :07:50.separated. And I think the patient will benefit from having a United
:07:50. > :07:54.Medical School across the peninsula. What do the universities say?
:07:54. > :07:58.Exeter say there are many who support this change and it will be
:07:58. > :08:02.in the best interests of patients and students enabling the
:08:02. > :08:05.universities to invest what they like in their own schools. Plymouth
:08:05. > :08:09.so they want to continue working with the NHS but now accept that
:08:09. > :08:13.there is more to do too freely engage colleagues in the health
:08:13. > :08:20.service. Devon GPs are not the only ones to criticise this, are they?
:08:20. > :08:24.Me aye, hospital consultants at Derriford want the whole thing
:08:24. > :08:29.scrapped and others say they can't accept that the quality of medical
:08:29. > :08:37.and dental teaching and biomedical Research in the peninsula will be
:08:37. > :08:42.advantage by the split so there is quite a lot of work to convince
:08:42. > :08:45.people. Spotlight has learnt that the Home
:08:45. > :08:49.Office has approved a new Chief Constable for Devon & Cornwall
:08:49. > :08:52.Police. Shaun Sawyer, the current deputy, will take over when Stephen
:08:52. > :09:02.Otter leaves at the end of this week but it will only be a
:09:02. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:06.temporary appointment and that is Shaun Sawyer takes over at a time
:09:06. > :09:11.of unprecedented change. Devon & Cornwall Police are adapting to the
:09:11. > :09:14.loss of 700 officers under budget cuts. A new Police and Crime
:09:14. > :09:18.Commissioner to oversee running the force will be elected in November
:09:18. > :09:23.which means he is likely to be in charge on a temporary basis for one
:09:23. > :09:27.year. It is unfortunate that there is a massive change within the
:09:27. > :09:31.constabulary and my members look for strong leadership. I am not
:09:31. > :09:36.shame that he will provide that but it will always be better to be a
:09:36. > :09:40.substantive Chief Constable. chairman of the police authority
:09:40. > :09:43.which the Commissioner will replace told me of his concerns at such a
:09:43. > :09:46.long temporary appointment. I am delighted that he will be appointed
:09:46. > :09:50.because he has excellent experience, leading on a whole range of things
:09:50. > :09:54.with the police. It would have been better in the perfect world to have
:09:54. > :10:02.been able to appoint a permanent Chief Constable but the rules do
:10:02. > :10:06.not permit that at the moment. Shaun Sawyer takes over when the
:10:06. > :10:10.current Chief Constable Stephen Otter leaves on Friday. The Home
:10:10. > :10:14.Office told us that police and crime commissioners will give the
:10:14. > :10:17.public an unprecedented say in how their areas are policed. To allow
:10:17. > :10:27.the commission has to take full advantage of this, we believe Chief
:10:27. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:33.Constables should be appointed only Talks have been taking place today
:10:33. > :10:36.looking out they decisions made in the immediate aftermath of the
:10:36. > :10:40.collapse of the flood wall in Bridgwater. Engineers have spent
:10:40. > :10:43.the past two months shoring up the road and river wall which cracked
:10:43. > :10:49.during heavy rain last year. People living nearby had to leave their
:10:49. > :10:52.homes over Christmas. A man has been arrested after a
:10:52. > :10:57.cash box was snatched from a security guard in Plymouth. It
:10:57. > :11:00.happened in Devonport Road in Stoke on Friday morning. Police say a 33-
:11:00. > :11:04.year-old man from London was arrested and released on bail until
:11:04. > :11:08.mid-May. Work is under way to replace five
:11:08. > :11:12.wards at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. By Michael be 112 single
:11:12. > :11:18.rooms with on suite facilities in the New Jubilee Building -- there
:11:18. > :11:21.will be 112 single rooms. Enforcement cameras have been
:11:21. > :11:27.installed around them have to stop motorists from using the city's bus
:11:27. > :11:31.lanes. This it -- the city council says it is to make the roads safer.
:11:31. > :11:34.They will be used to monitor safety and then fixed penalties will be
:11:34. > :11:36.introduced. It is St Piran's Day at the end of
:11:36. > :11:41.the day and we will see how Cornwall has been celebrating.
:11:42. > :11:47.Before that, a celebration of the county's national dish but he makes
:11:47. > :11:53.the best parties in the world? -- who makes the best pasties in the
:11:53. > :12:01.world? And to a ferry on the Fowey amid dramatic surroundings of a
:12:01. > :12:05.cave, a musical countdown to the A disabled woman from North Devon
:12:05. > :12:09.is busy training for a ground- breaking performance for the
:12:09. > :12:13.Cultural Olympiad later this year. Sue Austin, a student at the
:12:13. > :12:16.University of Plymouth, is thought to be the first underwater acrobat
:12:17. > :12:21.in the world he performs in a wheelchair.
:12:21. > :12:28.Sue Austin first had the idea of underwater acrobatics after a
:12:28. > :12:35.diving trip to Egypt. In 2005, I started diving and I started
:12:35. > :12:41.realising that the associations that with scuba gear allows you to
:12:41. > :12:46.extend your range of emotions with wheelchairs -- range of emotions
:12:46. > :12:53.that wheelchairs allow. What happens if I try to do the same
:12:53. > :12:58.thing together? It has taken nearly two years to develop her wheelchair.
:12:58. > :13:05.Propeller unit, this is what drives it with the aid of the Bawtry
:13:05. > :13:11.driving it through the water. By will put this on. -- the aid of the
:13:11. > :13:15.battery. Armchair diving at its best! With every dive, she is
:13:15. > :13:19.learning how much the wheelchair can do. It is a much more acrobatic
:13:19. > :13:23.version of a chair, it is much harder to control. I have got the
:13:23. > :13:26.issue that I am always having the chair kicking up into the loop
:13:26. > :13:32.which is brilliant for filming but it makes it very difficult to
:13:32. > :13:42.control. And you can see more of her incredible underwater ballet on
:13:42. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:52.St Piran's Day is being celebrated in Cornwall today, but over the
:13:52. > :13:59.weekend, the county's national dish was celebrated. Pasty makers from
:13:59. > :14:07.all over the world descended on the county. 102 pasties were entered
:14:07. > :14:12.into the championship at the Eden Project. The Cornish pasty has come
:14:12. > :14:19.a long way. One she a cheap lunch for miners, it is an edible icon,
:14:19. > :14:24.boasting European protection alongside the likes of champagne or
:14:24. > :14:29.DUP today, it gets its first ever World Championship. It has an
:14:29. > :14:37.extraordinary status. I can't put my finger on it. I have been eating
:14:37. > :14:41.them for nearly 60 years. It is so much better than a Paris. There is
:14:41. > :14:46.something in been able to pick it up and eat it were ever you are.
:14:47. > :14:52.Behind the scenes, the judges apart -- marking each pasty out of 100,
:14:52. > :14:56.looking for texture and taste and the crimping on the side. You have
:14:56. > :15:03.got everything you need to eat and if you want to be on the go, you
:15:03. > :15:09.can pick up a pasty and that his lunch down. Cornwall is special and
:15:09. > :15:13.to have a pasty as the world recognised food is great.
:15:13. > :15:18.ingredients are simple. It is working men's third. There are so
:15:18. > :15:23.many different ways of putting it together. That is what gives it its
:15:23. > :15:29.mystery and makes it so difficult to create. As in any competition,
:15:29. > :15:34.there has to be a winner. The prize for best traditional Cornish pasty
:15:34. > :15:40.by an amateur went to this man who had gone home clearly unaware of
:15:40. > :15:44.his prowess. The title of best professional pasty maker went to
:15:44. > :15:49.Graeme Cornish. It is a brilliant then you and it raises the profile
:15:49. > :15:54.of the past. It is good for local farming. It will get people are
:15:54. > :15:59.eating more pasties. Away from the awards, the lunchtime queues and
:15:59. > :16:06.happy faces suggest the future of the pasty is unsafe, if slightly
:16:06. > :16:11.messy, hands. We would all like to be a judge
:16:11. > :16:17.would and with? They would have a run for their money of my anti-
:16:17. > :16:22.market had entered! Another busy weekend in the world
:16:22. > :16:26.of sport. There was another superb when for the Exeter Chiefs. At a
:16:26. > :16:32.sun-drenched Sandy Park, they beat Sale Sharks the G7 to 12, scoring
:16:32. > :16:39.five tries a long way courtesy of Phil Dollman, Richard Baxter, Nic
:16:39. > :16:43.Sestaret and Matt Jess and a penalty try. Sale son was staring
:16:43. > :16:47.at an 18. Hole at the turnaround. Exeter claims only the second try
:16:47. > :16:50.scoring bonus point of the season. The win sees the cheats in fifth
:16:50. > :16:55.place in the Premiership but the next game two weeks away at
:16:55. > :16:59.Gloucester. Football, and a mixed bag of
:16:59. > :17:07.results for our sights on Saturday. Torquay beat their rivals in League
:17:07. > :17:14.Two, but Exeter and Plymouth are fighting against the drop. All eyes
:17:14. > :17:18.were on the return of last season's top scorer. He almost got off to a
:17:18. > :17:27.perfect start. It was his strike partner who did the damage as he
:17:27. > :17:32.barged his way through to give it City-based 16 men are needed. This
:17:32. > :17:35.dolly in the second half sold them go one place up of the drop zone.
:17:35. > :17:42.Yeovil have leapfrogged city after coming from behind to beat
:17:42. > :17:48.Brentford. Andy Williams was on song, scoring twice in the second
:17:48. > :17:52.half, moving them at three points clear of the drop zone. Also moving
:17:52. > :17:55.in the right direction would Torquay United. They go one of the
:17:55. > :18:01.best away results of the season. This colt sold them come away with
:18:01. > :18:07.a 1-0 win to go fifth in League Two. Plymouth Argyle are back in the
:18:07. > :18:11.drop zone. Joe Martin's shot condemn them to a 1-0 loss. They
:18:11. > :18:17.have now won just twice since the turn of the year and the threat of
:18:17. > :18:21.relegation continues to haunt them. They can make amends for the loss
:18:21. > :18:31.with the game against Wimbledon tomorrow. Exeter go to mid-table
:18:31. > :18:35.Bradford, while your full face a tough trip to high-flying MK Dons.
:18:35. > :18:40.Britain's best junior surfers are preparing for next month's World
:18:40. > :18:44.Championships in Panama. They have... They are trying to raise
:18:44. > :18:51.money for the trip as the various funding bodies do not recognise
:18:52. > :18:56.surfing as the sport. A beautiful day at the beach, but the surf
:18:56. > :18:59.conditions were challenging. For the newly selected girls surf team
:18:59. > :19:04.it is all part of the training. After a tough selection process
:19:04. > :19:09.through the winter, they have been chosen to compete in the 2012 World
:19:09. > :19:14.Junior surfing games in Panama next month. I am really excited. I have
:19:14. > :19:18.trained hard. It has been hard because all the girls we are
:19:18. > :19:24.competing against at a high standard. We have been pushing are
:19:24. > :19:29.limits. 12 youngsters are going to Panama, eight boys and four girls,
:19:29. > :19:32.competing at under 18 and Under 16 level. They are all from the South
:19:32. > :19:41.West and make up one of the best junior teams in the history of
:19:41. > :19:45.British surfing. It has been a long and hard winter for them. Where
:19:45. > :19:48.they are going, they will be in shorts and sunshine, they have had
:19:48. > :19:53.to put it on the line to get a place in the team. They have worked
:19:53. > :20:02.hard and had a fantastic attitude. I am delighted for those who have
:20:02. > :20:07.been picked. It has been great. just 14, p on the night is regarded
:20:07. > :20:12.as one of the top talents for her age. I am scared to be surfing in
:20:12. > :20:15.some of the best people in the world. Hopefully, our team will
:20:15. > :20:20.come in the top 10. We have a really good team and we have a good
:20:20. > :20:24.chance. With the game's just weeks away, it is a time for building
:20:24. > :20:32.fitness and consistency in the hope of beating in the best the world
:20:32. > :20:36.has to offer. Good luck to them. Plymouth's Mayflower Centre has
:20:36. > :20:41.staged its last event before it will be demolished. It hosted a
:20:41. > :20:44.roller derby which is one of the fastest-growing UK Sports. It is an
:20:44. > :20:48.all-female full contact tracking played on quad skates. Player's
:20:48. > :20:51.speed skate well trying to knock their opponents down. The event
:20:51. > :20:58.raised funds for victims of domestic violence and said farewell
:20:58. > :21:01.to the Mayflower Centre, which is making way for the light centre.
:21:01. > :21:05.Well done to the Plymouth Raiders for the North-East double. They
:21:05. > :21:12.beat Newcastle and then Dereham and a reminder that our football
:21:12. > :21:15.programme Late Kick-Off is on at 11:05pm tonight.
:21:15. > :21:19.The first nationwide countdown event to the London 2012 Olympics
:21:19. > :21:24.has seen a variety of live musical events taking place across the
:21:24. > :21:30.region this weekend. As well as concerts and workshops, Music
:21:30. > :21:40.Nation has involved performances in some unusual locations. From the
:21:40. > :21:45.dramatic and impressive, it to the farm and inspirational. Live music
:21:45. > :21:53.could be heard all over the region this weekend, literally from
:21:53. > :21:56.sunrise to sunset. In Plymouth Pavillions, the BBC Concert
:21:56. > :22:00.Orchestra joined forces with the Devon and Cornwall family
:22:00. > :22:10.orchestras and choruses with special -- with special guest Seth
:22:10. > :22:15.Lakeman. Having three orchestras together creates an epic sound. It
:22:15. > :22:25.is wonderful to see all ages and the themes that have been chosen...
:22:25. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:30.It is a fabulous event. Many bans, musical groups, choirs and
:22:30. > :22:34.orchestras were part of Music Nation to help celebrate the UK's
:22:34. > :22:41.light music community, Cultural Olympiad and the countdown to
:22:41. > :22:45.London 2012. As a family it is fantastic. You mention the Olympics,
:22:45. > :22:51.it was a great way of connecting children to what is happening in
:22:51. > :22:56.London. He makes them feel they are part of the Olympics as well.
:22:56. > :23:06.idea was to engage as many people as possible with live music, even
:23:06. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:18.those crossing or on the banks of the Fowey.
:23:18. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:31.Last week we had some good temperatures, but this week it will
:23:31. > :23:38.feel like spring in the sunshine. Good evening. Winter is back
:23:38. > :23:43.tonight, because we will see if frost. We will see temperatures
:23:43. > :23:47.below freezing overnight. This week is mainly fine and dry, towards the
:23:47. > :23:50.end of the week quite a lot of cloud around. There is rain which
:23:50. > :23:55.will arrive tomorrow night and early on Wednesday. There will be
:23:55. > :23:59.an improvement on Wednesday afternoon. You can make out the
:23:59. > :24:03.outline of the UK here. This cloud was the wet weather yesterday and
:24:04. > :24:11.it is moving away. This cloud will bring patchy rain tomorrow evening
:24:11. > :24:14.and tomorrow night. Although it is weaker, it will be around for a
:24:14. > :24:19.good part of the day tomorrow. We will see those weather fronts
:24:19. > :24:25.tomorrow night. On Wednesday, it will be wet and windy, before it
:24:25. > :24:34.improves in the afternoon. You can see a large part of the South West
:24:34. > :24:40.of England has been bailed -- based in sunshine today. It was fine, dry
:24:40. > :24:45.and clear. Asked if old breeze today, at which makes us feel a bit
:24:45. > :24:49.chilly today. Temperatures a lot lower than last week, but in the
:24:49. > :24:55.sunshine it felt very pleasant indeed. In the wind, it feels just
:24:55. > :24:59.that much warmer. We will have a frosty start tomorrow, but plenty
:24:59. > :25:04.of sunshine. A clear sky tonight will lead to a lot of frost. By the
:25:04. > :25:09.morning, we could see temperatures of two or three degrees below
:25:09. > :25:15.freezing. The frost will appear at the end of the night. The blue here
:25:15. > :25:21.demonstrates why we are likely to see the frost. Looking at tomorrow,
:25:21. > :25:24.a fine day, with plenty of sunshine to start. Gradually, it will cloud
:25:24. > :25:30.over and by the end of the afternoon into the evening, a hint
:25:30. > :25:40.of some patchy rain arriving across the eyes of silly and West Cornwall.
:25:40. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:54.Temperatures up to ten degrees. A very light we -- winds. Also some
:25:54. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:06.rain here later in the day. Times of high water,. Coastal waters
:26:06. > :26:11.forecast that the winds are likely to be from the South West. For the
:26:11. > :26:16.Channel Islands, a cold start, then fine dry and sunny. For all of us,
:26:16. > :26:23.lighter winds tomorrow will make it feel warmer. We will see some rain
:26:23. > :26:26.on Wednesday morning, becoming windy again through the day. The
:26:26. > :26:29.changing climate, European regulation and pressure from
:26:29. > :26:33.supermarkets are all challenges facing one of the region's biggest
:26:33. > :26:36.industries, farming. Tomorrow on the programme in the latest in a
:26:36. > :26:40.series of interviews with prominent figures in the South West, will be
:26:40. > :26:43.talking to the regional director of the National Farmers' Union.
:26:43. > :26:51.Melanie Squires is the planned badger cull will also be a major
:26:51. > :26:56.challenge. It is a very big challenge. It is the impact of TB
:26:56. > :27:01.on the industry. We need to eradicate that disease from the
:27:01. > :27:07.cattle population and wildlife as well. That is Melanie Squires and